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Now seems as good a time as any to point out that today is actually the official International Don’t-Take-Yourselves-Or Others-So-Seriously-Online-It’s-Not-Real-Life day.

[light bulb: serious debate, moth: fun moth memes] Original Photo (not mine)

I can assure you that @marina_gorbunova does not need any education about Lepidoptera. The meme may not translate into other languages, but on a forum like this it is a good thing to assume that the joke may not always be understood by people who live in different cultures on this planet. I include …

This try worked, now I see what you mean. :) Also thanks to the “translators” in the thread giving examples to provide context!

I didn’t mean educate people on what memes mean. I meant educating people about plants and animals (and fungi) during educational nature walks or if they ask rather than making fun of them for not knowing what things are. I try not to be a “well actually…” type of person but it’s a hard habit to bre…

insert photo of nettle felt moth here

And so far not one reference to Silence of the Lambs.

thank you for the reminder. i didn’t mean any insult, was just commenting on what to me is a funky contraction, but i can definitely see how it could come off as mocking—especially because they don’t know me and don’t know anything about my intentions or typical behavior! i’ll try to keep that in mi…

Some moth memes I made

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Some moth memes I made

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